Summary of Conventions

Signatories

Country	Status	Year
Australia	pending	06-Jul-1992
Cook Islands	pending	17-May-1991
Fiji	ratified	18-Jan-1994
France	pending	30-Apr-1990
Kiribati	pending	10-Jan-1992
Marshall Islands	pending	29-Nov-1989
Micronesia, Fed. States of	pending	17-May-1991
Nauru	ratified	14-Oct-1992
New Zealand	ratified	17-May-1991
Niue	ratified	29-Nov-1989
Palau	pending	29-Nov-1989
Solomon Islands	pending	07-Mar-1991
Tokelau	ratified	17-May-1991
Tuvalu	pending	13-Feb-1990
USA (contiguous states)	ratified	28-Feb-1992
Vanuatu	ratified	13-Feb-1990

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	Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Drift Nets in the South Pacific

Objective

     To restrict and prohibit the use of drift nets in the South Pacific region in order to conserve marine living resources.

Summary of provisions

     (a)  Each Party agrees to take measures not to encourage the use of drift nets by prohibiting their use and the transshipment of catches, by drift net processing or import of products to and from drift net catches and possession of drift nets and by restricting access of vessels using drift nets to ports (art. 3);
     (b)  Each Party is to take appropriate measures to ensure the application of the Convention and to cooperate in surveillance and enforcement measures (art. 4);
     (c)  Cooperation between the Parties and with non-Parties to implement the Convention (arts. 5, 7 and 8); 
     (d)  Establishment of the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) to coordinate the implementation of the Convention (arts. 1 and 6).

Membership
     Open for signature, ratification and accession by Members of the FFA, or any State in respect of a dependent Territory situated in the Convention area and any dependent Territory within the Convention area that has been authorized to take the appropriate action.

     Date of adoption         24.11.1989
     Place of adoption        Wellington, New Zealand
     Date of entry into force 17. 5.1991
     Languages                English, French
     Depositary               New Zealand

Convention Secretariat

Ministry of External Relations and Trade 
Stafford House
40 The Terrace
Private Bag 18901
Parliament Buildings
Wellington
New Zealand
Telephone:   (04) 472 8877
Telex:       External NZ 3441
Fax:        (04) 472 9596.

Short Name:	Driftnet Convention
Full Name:	Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific
Purpose:	fisheries
Established:	24-Nov-1989
Entered into force:	17-May-1991
Type:	convention, multi-lateral
Place where established:	Wellington, New Zealand
Schedule to expire:
Goals and Objectives:	The objective of this Convention is to restrict and prohibit the use of driftnets in the South Pacific region in order to conserve marine living resources. To this end, the parties agree to take measures not to encourage the use of driftnets by prohibiting their use and the transshipment of catches, by driftnet processing or import of products to and from driftnet catches and possession of driftnets and by restricting access of vessels using driftnets to ports. The Convention also foresees the South Pacific Forum Fishery Agency (FFA) to coordinate the implementation of the Convention.
Related Legislation:	[20 Oct 1990] Protocol I to the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific. [20 Oct 1990] Protocol II to the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific.
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